Material Characterization Techniques Using the Keck Microanalysis Laboratory

Dr. Sara Kassis
Lecturer ES Department, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA

Cerent Engineering Science Complex, Salazar Hall 2009A
4:00 PM

Abstract – Characterization techniques are essential to observing behavior and properties of materials. It is especially useful to investigate the structural and surface properties of materials at the microscopic level since the behavior in this regime dominates our current technology using semiconductors, which are the key components in making digital processors found in computers and other devices function. This talk will focus on how the instruments in the Keck Microanalysis Laboratory at SSU can be utilized to investigate properties of materials.

Dr. Kassis received her PhD in Condensed Matter Physics from Kent State University. Her experience includes over 10 years of teaching physics and engineering at various universities. Her research interests include materials engineering and characterization, nanomaterials, and low temperature physics.